The Report on Afghanistan That Trump Wanted “Locked Up” Was Just Released
Alex Edelman/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Twenty-eight days ago, President Donald Trump spent part of his first Cabinet meeting of the year fulminating against inspector general reports—in particular, the ones about waste, fraud, and abuse in Afghanistan produced by an independent office established by Congress in 2008. “What kind of stuff is this?” he asked.…
Two Presidents. Huge Protests. Trump Saber-Rattling. An Expert Explains What’s Happening in Venezuela.
Venezuela’s National Assembly head Juan Guaido speaks to the crowd during a mass opposition rally against leader Nicolas Maduro on January 23, 2019.Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, on Wednesday to demand that the country’s longtime president, Nicolás Maduro,…
Climate Change Is Even Worse for Our Health Than We Thought
This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate change could take a greater toll on global health than previously estimated. That’s according to a new report published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article, along with an editorial published in the same issue, calls on health professionals to lead…
In Angola, Conservationists Make the Case for a Massive New National Park
The east-central and southeastern section of Angola, including the province of Cuando Cubango, was home to Jonas Savimbi, who led the U.S.-backed UNITA faction. UNITA, now a political party, draws its support from this region, and at times the place can feel almost like an independent country. Costa says that when she was growing up…
Trump’s First Defense Secretary Was a “Mad Dog.” Will His Second Be a Lapdog?
Deputy defense secretary Patrick Shanahan prays before the start of a Cabinet meeting in August at the White House.Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump’s bizarre, rambling performance during a Cabinet meeting last week received attention for all the obvious reasons, from his historically inaccurate interlude about…
The Top US Diplomat in the Fight Against ISIS Just Resigned Over Trump Pulling Out of Syria
Brett McGurk briefing reporters at the State Department in 2017Susan Walsh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The lead US envoy in the fight against ISIS resigned abruptly on Friday due to his disagreement with Trump’s decision to withdraw 2,000 troops from Syria. Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the State…